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# usage

A set of contexts in which you can use tensors you create with this descriptor.

```
var usage: MTLTensorUsage { get set }
```

## Discussion

The default value for this property is a bitwise `OR` of:

- [`render`](/documentation/Metal/MTLTensorUsage/render)
- [`compute`](/documentation/Metal/MTLTensorUsage/compute)

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